Car construction.



W. E. JOHNSON.

GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION rum) 11.11913.

1 ,O94,4;4;4, Patented Apr. 28, 191i 7 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. E. JOHNSON.

CAR CONSTRUCTION. uruonxox nun 11.2, 1913 W. E. JOHNSON.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

ED unifisls.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

W. E. JOHNSON.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

Anum'rlou FILED 12,1913.

1 ,O94,444, Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

W. E. JOHNSON.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JAILZ, 1913,

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 5 W. E. JOHNSUN.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION TILED JAN.2,1913.

1 ,O94,444. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

'1 SHEETS-SHEET 6,

I vwe ntoz $11 afl mmu z k transit ear WILNE. Ev JOHNSGN. OF BROOKLYN. NE\V YORK.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Apr. '28. 1914.

Application filed January 2. 1313. Serial No. 739.749.

a eitiZeu of the United States. rest-ting in the horough of Brooklyn. eounty of Kings.

and State of New York. have invented eertain new and us ful Improvements in (or tonstruetion. of whieh the following is a full and elear speeitieation.

This invention relates to ears. and has for is primary ohjeet to provide an improved eon truetion omlrination and arrangement of parts with a view to rendering a ear more simply and eeonomieally etmstru ted. whieh ean be operated a smaller expenditure of power and whieh will involve less wear and tear on both the rolling Stm'k and traek or road bed.

one of th ohjeets of the present invention is to provide an improved ear construction emhodying sheets or plates whieh eon stitnte suhstantial portions of the side walls of the ear. and whieh dates are suitably reinforeed and supported to adapt them to act. as laterally spat-ed trusses vertieally arranged to earry substantially the entire weight of the ear hotly.

Toward the attainment of thisohieet my invention eontemplates the provision of suitahle means whereby said plates or sheets are seeu'red direetly to the ends of ear hotly holsters whieh are swiveled upon the truck holsters at opposite ends of the ear.

Other and further ohjeets will appear in the speeitieation and he pointed out in the appended elaims. referenee heing had to the eeonnmnying drawing representing one entlaaliinent of my invention. and in whieh.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rapid of the' preferred type to whieh invention 'is-'applieahle. parts being away. and parts shown in seetion: is a horizontal seetion of the same: Fig. 3 is a transverse seetion on an enlarged seale of the lower portion of the ear hotly adjaeent one of the trueks. parts heing hroken away and parts shown in elevation: Fig. 4- is a fragmentary seetiou on the line [V JV. Fig. 3. showing one end of a ear holster and adjacent portions of a side plate to whieh said holster is eonneeted hy means of an interposed ln'aeket: Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of the same: Fig. ti is a.diagrammatie side elevation of the ear shown in Figs. 1 and l. with the main features of my invention emphasized in heavy lines; Figs. T to ll. inelusive are my broken Fig. '2

'with ear wheels .3,

details of eonstruetion: Fig. 1; is a side elevation on an enlarged seale of onehalf of the side truss: Fig. 1 is a enniponnd seetion on the line Xlll--Xlll Fig. '2: Fig. 1-1 is a vertieal seetiou on an enlarged seale on the line Xl\' Xl\'. Fig. (3: Fig. 15 is a similar seetion on an enlarged -ea-le on the line .\\'"Xv'. Fig. (i: Fig. lti i an enlarged detail seetion on the line XYF-XY Fig. 12: Fig. 17 is a front elevation of the left hand portion of Fig. lt parts being shown in section.

Referring more partieularly to the draw ings. my invention is exemplified therein in its adaptation to a traetion ear of the general type shown in Figs. 1 and which embodies a eentrally disposed platform 1 conneeted by inclines Q with the level portions 3 over the front and rear trucks of said car. The platform 1 is depressed below the lower ends of the inelines 2 so that passenge s entering from either side are required to mount a single step on to the platform 1 and thenee a single step onto the lnelines '2.

lleferring more particularly to Fig.3. the truek t at eaeh end of the ear is provided Swiveled upon the truek l a hody holster whieh in the present einlzodiinent eomprises a pair of spat-ed beams t3. whieh are rigidly eouueeted by a top plate 7 and hottotu plate For this purpose, said heatus t1 are preferahly made of ehan-' ueled eross eetion and the plates 7 and 8 are riveted to the outwardly turned flanges 11 of said heant ti. on eaeh end of the hol ter is a supporting hraeket provided with an inwardly turue-l hox like projeetion whieh i seeured hy rivets it to the spat-ed heams or plates U (see Figs. 3. l and 5). As seen hy these tignres. said hraeket is also provided with welis or |)l7ll't. ltl. whieh rest upon the upper edges of the heams or plates t' adjaeent th eXtremities of the top plate 7. The flanges l are made to extend aeross the ends of the lllll llr t1. tlltl tlauges ll heing seltred to the liaelt plate l! of aid hraeket. Projeeting from the outer fat-e of the hat-k plate 11 is a tilliug pieee er .-paeer 1-") to whieh the ltlt wall t'orniing sheet or plates H. are fasten d h v mean of ri\ ets l'l whieh thrnng'h the hata plate 1:. and tlange ll. aid heets or plate ll. e n titut tr etl'eet. vertieally di posed girders a will ap pear from an iuspet-tion of Figs. to H. inelusive. In order to prtnide latera ly spared flllssts whieh upport suhstantialh tit) the entire weight of the car body, the sheet girders or plates which form substantial portions of the side walls of a car, are arranged in the form of end panels 14 to the inner ends of which are rigidly secured in any suitable manner, spaced door posts 15, which are rigidly united above by a cross beam 16 and below by means of a sill beam 17, which cooperates with an angle bar 18 extending across the door frame and throughout the lengths of the plates or girders 14, 14 and conforming to the lower edges thereof. The upper edges of said plates or girders are reinforced and stiffened by means of side bars 1%). Detached detail views of these several parts are represented. in Figs. 7 to 11, inclusive. In the preferred embodiment of my invention reference being had more especially to Figs. 3 and 9, the laterally spaced trusses are supported directly from the trucks in the manner already described, to adapt them to support the entire weight of the car body, which is carried thereby. Each of the panels 14 increases in depth toward the door frame, the broadest portion of the panel being rigidly bolted or riveted to the post of said door frame in the manner shown in Fig. 12. At regularly spaced intervals along each panel 14 cleats or stiffening bars 20 are riv led to the panel 14 and serve to hold said panel from buckling horizontally. The straps or cleats 20 are preferably extended upwardly to form the posts or uprights for supporting the roof 21, shfiwn in dotted ines.

now to Figs. 13, 14. and 15, each of the panels 14. is bordered above by the buckled plate 19, the inwardly deflected upper edge of said plate being adapted to receive the inclined plate 22, secured to alongitudinal beam 23, which constitutes the jamb of the side windows of the car. As shown best in F 14 and 15, the cleats or uprights 20 are provided with laterally projecting flanges 24, whereby, they are adapted to be riveted to the panel 14. The flange 24 is deflected at 25 to form a recess adjacent the bottom of cleat 20, for the reception of the vertical flange of the angle side bar 18. The jamb or sill beam 23 is recessed in the form shown in Fig. 14 to receive the upper edge of an inner plate 26, the lower edge of said plate 26 being rigidly connected by a Z-bar 27 with an angle bar 28, which is rigidly mounted on the cleats or posts 20, and serves to support the transverse beams 29, Which carry the floor 30 of the car. As indicated in Fig. 15, a door sill plate is provided by the horizontal branch of the reinforcing tension bar 17, which extends across the door frame and is rigidly secured to the panels 14- on either side thereof in any suitable nianner. Mounted upon said bar 17, is a channel bar 32, which provides a guiding groove 3-"), for rollers (not shown on the Referring drawings) carried by the lower edges of the doors 31. As details of construction in the present embodiment, the cross beam 16, which rigidly unites the uprights of the door frame as shown in Fig. 17 is buckled outwardly at to form a strengthening rib. The upper edge of the cross beam 16, is rigidly secured to an angle beam 36, (see Fig. 13), which is carried on the upper ends of the posts or cleats 20. the roof 21 of the car being supported on each side by an inwardly deflected plate 37. which is rigid with, or forms a part of the cross-beam 16. Means for reinforcing the uprights 15 of the door frame, are shown in Fig. 16, in which said post 15 is shown to be constructed of a plate having its ends folded over and rigidly secured to itself to form hollow columns 38 and 39.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 5 it will be seen that according to the preferred embodi ment of my invention shown on the accompanying drawings, the entire load transmitted to the transverse body bolsters by means of the brackets on the ends of said bolsters is carried on either side at each end by a plurality of rivets 40 which are ar ranged in series along the lower edge of the panel plates 14. The rivets 14 in effect act to stiffen the connection between the panel 14 and the bracket 12, 13.

The advantages of my improved car construction wilT now b readily understood and briefly explained are due to the following features. By the arrangement of laterally spaced trusses constructed of relatively thin vertically disposed plates which increases in depth from the ends toward the centrally disposed door frame, it becomes unnecessary to embody the usual heavy, cumbersome and expensive beams and girders which constitute the main under frame of the car. In order to make available the full strength of the panels 14 when disposed on edge, thev reinforcing side bars 18 and 19. in conjunction with the cleats or posts 11, serve to pre vent buckling in any direction and in effect form a substantially rigid truss which practically constitutes the closed in port ion of the sides of the car body. brief inspection of the drawings will show that the total weight of the car is transmitted and supported by these longitudinal trusses comprising the reinforced panels 14 at either end connected by the centrally disposed door frame. Incidentally said door frame forms a transverse enlargement of the truss at the point of greatest moment. This construction is comparatively light, strong, economical to manufacture, and consumes relatively small power in operation and is relatively easy upon the track roadbed. At opposite ends of the car the laterally spaced trusses are supported directly from the body bolsters which are swiveled upon the truck bolsters.

It will, of course, be understood that various modifications in the construction and arrangement of parts can be made without departing from the broad spirit of my invention.

'hat I claim is:

1. In a car, the combination with truclt holsters, adjacent opposite ends of the ear, of body bolsters carried by said truck bolsters, girder plates having their inner t'aces secured respectively to the outer nds of said body bolsters, and a door frame on each side of the ear having it. uprights secured to the spaced ends of said girder plates. said girder plates being widened downwardly to depress said door frames.

E2. in a car. the wimbination ot' longitudinally spaced wheel trucks. body bolsters;

mounted above said trucks. girder plates having their inner walls secured to the outer ends of said body holsters and increasing, in depth toward the center of said car. and a centrally disposed door flame comprising uprights secured to the adjacent ends respectively of said girder plates, an upper ross beam rigidly connecting said uprights. and a sill beam arranged on substantially the same level as the lower edge of said plates at the doorway and rigidly uniting the lower ends of said uprights.

t. In a pas-enger car body, the combina' tion with transvers body holsters spaced longitudinally of said car body. of plate girders embodied in the sides of aid body. and suitable brackets connecting said girders to the ends of said transverse body bolsters. said brackets being provided with recesses tilting the ends of said body bolsters and having plates rigidly secured to said plate girders.

l. in a passenger car body. the combination with transverse body bolsters spa ed longitudinally of said car body. oi plate girder, embodied in the sides of said body.

I suitable hracltets connecting said girders to the ends of said transverse body bolsters, aid brackets being provided with recesses titting the ends of said body holsters and having plates rigidly secured to said plate girders. said platesv being reces d along one edge adjacent to said plate girders. and t'langcd beams rigidly s cured to said plate girders. one llange ot each ot' said beam being dispo ed in one ol said recesses.

in a car. the combination with truck bolsters adjacent opposite ends of the car, o'l bodv bolsters carried by said truck bol ters gird r plat s having their in'ter l;l t' ecured |'t. l)( 'll\'t'l to the outer end. of :-tll'l body bolsters. and a do r t'rain on eacl side of the car having its uprights secured to the paced ends of 2lltl girder plate aid girder plates being idcned downwardly to depre s said door fram s. the upper edg s of said girder plates being arranged substantially horizontal at suitable elevation and provided greatei width adjacent the center of said car,

' th outer ends of said body bolsters being secured tothe inner walls of said girder plates interinediately ot' the upper and lower edges thereof to dispose the lower edges of the widest portions of said girder plates rela tiv ly low with respect to said bod}. bolsters, and centrally disposed side door it antes having their ill beams on a level with the lower edges of ;ll(l widest portions.

7. In a car, wheel truck holsters adjacent opposite ends of the car, body bolsters mounted thereon, girder plates having their inner walls intermediate their, upper and lower edges secured to the outer ends of said body holsters said girder plates extending toward the center of the car and having their ends spaced to allow for center entrance doorways, the upper edges of said girder plates being arranged substantially horizontal at suitable height to correspond with a window sill. the lower edges of said girder plates being inclined downwardly toward the center of he car, and door frames having their uprights respectively secured to the spaced edges of said girder plates and with the door sill on approximately the same level with the lower edges of said girder plates adjacent the center of the car.

8. A car provided with laterally spaced trusses. each comprising end girder plate panels with lower edges inclined downwardly toward the center of the car, the ends of said panels adjacent the center being spaced apart, door frames having uprights secured respectively tosaid panels. and a sill beam disposed on a level with the lower edges of said panels adjacent the doorway. said sill beam being extended beyond said door frame uprights toward opposite ends of the car. and a substantially level platform bridging the space between the sill beams of the oppositely disposed center door frames,

9, la a car a body bolster comprising spaced plates and to and bottom plates rigidly uniting said spaced plates, at girder plate constituting an essential portion ot the side wall ot' said car. and a bracket for rigidly supporting said girder plate from said b dy bolster.

' 10. lo a car, a body holster comprising spaced plates and top and bottom plates rigidly uniting said spaced plates. :1 girder plate constituting an essential portion of the side wall of said car, and a bracket for rigidly supporting said girder plate from said body bolster, said bracket being rigidly sec red to the inner face of said girder plate and having a projection extendin into the[ interposed between said spaced plates and end of said body bolster interme iately of plates integral with said box-like projection said spaced plates and intermediately of res-ting upon the upper edges of said spaced said top and bottom plates. plates of the body bolster.

In a car, a body bolster comprising 1?. in a car, the combination with a body 7 spaced plates and top and bottom plates rigbolster comprising spaced plates, of a lateral idly uniting said spaced plates, a girder truss, and a supporting bracket provided plate constituting an essential portion of the with an inwardly turned box-like projection side wall of said car, and a bracket for rig interposed between said spaced plates and idly supporting said girder plate from said plates integral with said box-like projection dy bolster, said spaced plates of the body resting upon the upper edges of said spaced bolster being provided With vertical flanges plates of the body bolster, said body bolster secured to said bracket. being provided with a top plate rigidly unit- In a car, a body bolster comprising ing said spaced plates of the body bolster, spaced plates and top and bottom plates rigi said top plate resting on said box-like progo idly uniting said spaced plates, a girder jection. plate constituting an essential portion of the 18. In a car, the combination of a body side wall of said car, and a bracket for rigbolster comprising rigidly connected spaced idly supporting said girder plate from said plates. girder plates constituting essential .d) i portions of the ."de Wall of Said car, supportbolster being'provided with vertical flanges ing bracket. each comprising a back plate secured to said bracket, and said bracket secured to one of said girder plates, an inbeing provided with horizontal Webs resting wardly turned box-like projection interposed on top of s aid body bolster. 5 between said spaced plates of the body bol- In a car, a body bolster having spaced ster. and horizontal webs extending between side plates, and a top plate terminating i the lateral walls of said box-like projection short of the ends of said plates, brackets i and said back plate and resting on said body carried by said body bolsters, each of said bolster. brackets being provided with horizontal 19. In a car, the combination of a body flanges resting upon the upper edges of said b lster comprising spaced plates, girder side plates. and girder plates rigidly l plates constituting essential portions of the cured to said brackets and constituting esi side walls of said car. supporting brackets, sentia] portions of the side walls of said car. i each comprising a back plate secured to one 14. Ina car, a body bolster having spaced l of said girder plates an inwardly turned side plates, and a top plate terminating j box-like projection interposed between said 1 short of the ends of said side plates, brackspaced plates of the body bolster. and horiets carried by said body bolsters eacli of zontal webs extending between the lateral said brackets being provided with horizoir f walls of said box-like projection and said tal anges resting upon the upper edges of baclv plate and resting on said body bolster. said side plates, and girder plates rigidly and a top plate rigidly secured to said spaced secured to said brackets and constituting es plates and terminating short thereof to perseiitial portions of the side walls of said I init said flaiigcs to rest upon the upper edges car, said bracket being provided with a pro of said spaced plates. jection interposed between said side plates 20. In a car. a body bolster, laterally and under said top plate. spaced girder plates constituting essential 15. Ina car, a body bolster having spaced portions of the side walls of said car, and side plates. and a top plate terminating supporting brackets each comprising a back short of the ends of baid s de plates, br-ack plat-i rigidly secured to the end of said body cts carried by said body bolsters, each of: bolster. said back plat ha ng Fl spa er said brackets being provided with horiz n rigidly secured to one of said girder plates. tal flanges resting upon the upper edges of Qt. lo a ar. a body bolster. laterally said side plates, and girder plates rigidly spaced girder plates constituting essential vsecured to said brackets and constituting portions of the side walls of said car. and essential portions of the side walls of said supporting brackets ouch comprising a back car. said bracket being providcd with a pro plate llQltllY ecured to the end of said jccti n interposed between said side plates body li(ii.\i(]' said back plate having a spacer and under said top plate. said projection berigidly secured to one of said girder plates. ing of hollow box-like construction with said spaccr bcing terminated short of the its lateral walls rigidly secured to said side 3 iowcr wlgc of said back plate to form a replatcs and its top wall in supportingengage ccss bclu cn aid back plate and girder ment with said top plate of the body bolster plate. and a stitl'cuing member for said *lti. ln :1 car. the combination with a body obit-r late having a flung-o disposed within bolster comprising spaced plates. of a lateral uiil rcccss. truss, and :i su 'iporting bracket provided 2;. ln :1 can a bra ket for uniting a giri'kr 0 with an inwardly turned box-like projection 1 plate to the cud ot a body bolster. s id bracket comprising a back plate adapted to plate to the end of a body bolster, said be secured to one face of said girder plate bracket comprising a back plate adapted to and a hollow box-like projection adapted to be secured to one face of said girder plate engage and be supported by the end of said and a hollow box-like projection adapted 5 body bolster. to en age and be sup orted by the end of 23. In a car, a bracket for uniting a girder said body bolster, said bracket being proplate to the end of a body bolster, said vided with a flange extending between said bracket comprising a back plate adapted to box-like projection and said back plate and be secured to one face of said girder plate adapted to engage said body bolster, said 10 and a hollow box-like projection adapted to flange being arranged horizontally to rest engage) and be suplported by the end of said upon the end of said body bolster.

body olster sai bracket being provided 3 with a flangia extending between said box- WILNER JOHNSON like projection and said back plate and L Witnesses: 1 adapted to enga e said body bolster; WM. A. CoUR'rLAND,

24. In a car, a racket for uniting a girder l PETER M. KLING. 

